St Matthews Road, Weeke SO22
South East
£395,000
Listed on 29/10/2026
Listed on 29/10/2026
The listing
Property details
Bedrooms
2Type
DetachedArea
751 sqftFeatures
- Garage
- Garden
- Parking
Description
This detached two-bedroom bungalow occupies a corner plot in Weeke, Winchester, with a southerly facing rear garden adjoining open playing fields. The single-storey accommodation includes an entrance porch, fitted kitchen with garden access, a large sitting and dining room, two double bedrooms, a shower room and additional storage. The property is offered for modernisation, with scope to update the existing rooms and consider reconfiguration or further extension, subject to the necessary consents.
The front and rear gardens include lawn, established planting and patio areas. A detached garage and gated off-road parking are also included. The home is described as dating from around 1960, with a small rear extension, and has mains services, gas central heating and an EPC rating of D. Weeke provides local shops and access to Winchester city centre and its mainline railway station.
WHOTS analysis
Our WHOTS verdict
An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.
43out of 100
Grade ELow opportunity
Confidence: MEDIUM
This detached home has a distinctive setting: a generous corner plot in Weeke, a southerly rear garden backing onto school playing fields, plus off-road parking and a detached garage. The large sitting/dining room and established garden give a good base for a medium-scale update, with scope to refresh the dated kitchen and shower room, renew worn finishes and improve the planting. The description also suggests possible extension or reconfiguration, subject to the necessary consents.
The price is the main constraint. At £395,000, the asking price is around 6% above the local average per square foot, and the purchase price combined with a mid-to-substantial works programme leaves costs stretched against local benchmarks for this floor area; that is a comparison with current local averages, not a forecast of the value after renovation. The overall score is therefore low despite the setting and project potential.
Key opportunities
- Use the spacious sitting/dining room and two double bedrooms as the foundation for a considered interior refresh.
- Modernise the dated kitchen and shower room, and update worn flooring and marked finishes.
- Tidy and replant the gardens; the southerly rear aspect, patio and greenhouse add useful outdoor potential.
Key risks
- The asking price sits above the local £/sqf average, and adding a medium-scale works programme leaves the overall outlay stretched against current local benchmarks for this floor area.
- Budget carefully — economics look thin once the asking price and a mid-to-substantial refurb are combined, leaving a gap of around 16% versus area norms for this sqft. Finished value after works is not modelled here.
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Transport
Nearest stations
Winchester Rail Station
0.7 miles
Train · Winchester
Shawford Rail Station
3.6 miles
Train · Shawford
Chandlers Ford Rail Station
6.6 miles
Train · Chandlers Ford
Eastleigh Rail Station
7.3 miles
Train · Eastleigh
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£1,614
Based on a loan of £296,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest
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